Study concludes that many cancers caused by bad luck in cell division

January 2, 2015 8:06 AM

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A fluorescent microscope image shows human embryonic stem cells in this photo taken at Stanford University and released by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. (REUTERS/Michael Longaker/Stanford University School of Medicine/California Institute for Regenerative Medicine/Handout)

A new study has concluded that many people's risk of developing cancer often depends on simple bad luck in cell division.